Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on social housing lists in Dublin for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5403/08]

Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on social housing lists in Dublin who were allocated houses over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5404/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 and 409 together.

The most recent assessment of need for social housing was undertaken by local authorities in March 2005. The results of that assessment indicated that there were 43,684 households on local authority housing waiting lists. In relation to the Dublin region, the following table gives the number of households on the waiting lists of the four Dublin housing authorities.

More detailed data in relation to these assessments for each housing authority are available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie The next statutory assessment of housing need is due to be undertaken by housing authorities in March 2008. My Department does not collect data on the number of applicants allocated houses by housing authorities.